Immigrant children ordered to appear in court alone
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Some are as young as three years old. Continue Reading
NM may become among first states to seek oversight on immigration detention centers
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At a hearing in July, Manuel Gonzalez will be among the first ICE detainees in the country to have state legislators formally learn about his experience. Continue Reading
Here’s what it’s like to work at a shelter for immigrant kids
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Some facilities are so overstretched, employees often wait hours for a break to go to the bathroom. Continue Reading
‘We live in fear.’ Honduran family seeking asylum left stranded on a bridge
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In a video from the border, immigrant Walter Vindel describes how he left Honduras with his wife and children to escape gangs that killed their relatives — and is praying for safe harbor into the U.S. “We are not bad people,” he says. Continue Reading
Supreme Court ruling could impact Texas-New Mexico water fight
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The high court’s decision lowers the burden of proof for states locked in similar water battles with upstream neighbors. Continue Reading
Viral Facebook fundraiser generates more than $20 million for immigration nonprofit
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Over the last week and a half, a Facebook fundraising page has generated more than $20 million for RAICES — three times the nonprofit’s annual budget and more than 40 times what it raised in all of 2017. Continue Reading
U.S. House rejects immigration bill that included Dreamer pathway to citizenship, wall funding
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As expected, Republicans were unable to reconcile differences within their party to move a major immigration bill through the U.S. House chamber Wednesday. Continue Reading
ABQ aviation company mum on federal contracts related to immigration
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Albuquerque-based CSI Aviation, Inc. has won multiple contracts for transportation and relocation services that occurred in 2017 and 2018. Continue Reading
Detention center where immigrants will be sent before reuniting with children has history of problems
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Federal officials initially said the former naval base would be the main reunification center for separated families, then changed their wording and say children won’t go there ‘even for short periods.’ Continue Reading
On the border, colonial violence goes unpunished
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Tribal members positioned to help Border Patrol are getting run down by its agents. Continue Reading
New Mexico ranks last in new national survey of child well-being
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Prospects for children in New Mexico are the worst in the nation, according to newly released data that rank states across 16 measures of child well-being. Continue Reading
New photos show Tornillo tent city for migrant children
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The photos give an inside look at the camp, which may not stay open past mid-July but is currently housing around 300 children. Continue Reading
I’ve been reporting on MS-13 for a year. Here are the 5 things Trump gets most wrong.
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The gang is not invading the country. They’re not posing as fake families. They’re not growing. To stop them, the government needs to understand them. Continue Reading
Immigrant parents searching for children after being released from federal custody
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A group of undocumented immigrant parents released from federal custody Monday said despite the government’s glossy spin on how families will be reunited, they aren’t too optimistic they’ll see their children anytime soon. Continue Reading
Operator of migrant facility in Tornillo says it might not stay open past July 13 when contract expires
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An official with the company operating the facility slammed the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy as a ‘dumb, stupid decision.’ Continue Reading